'Queer Eye' Culture Expert Karamo Brown Is Also a Proud Father and Fianc

Here is the whole lot you need to know about 'Queer Eye' culture expert Karamo Brown, together with his son and boyfriend Ian Jordan.

The Netflix reboot Queer Eye takes you throughout the lives of modern-day men who want a makeover — bodily and mentally — courtesy of Tan France, Antoni Porowski, Karamo Brown, Bobby Berk, and Jonathan Van Ness. 

However, occasionally the Fab Five will proportion non-public anecdotes from their lives to assist connect with a contestant, and reveal unexpected information about their private lives. Like the time Karamo opened up about being a unmarried gay father, which took various viewers by wonder. 

Karamo's sons, Jason and Christian, are his No. 1 precedence. 

In a contemporary Instagram submit, Karamo, 38, opened up about being a father and balancing his newfound status. "I’ve been traveling a lot for work lately which is great... but as a single dad it’s really hard to leave my sons constantly," he wrote. "Every decision I make is to better their lives.... but that still doesn’t stop the guilt I feel for being on the road. I’m so thankful for the opportunities so I’m not complaining. Any parents out there who get my pain?" 

Karamo's son Jason was born when Karamo was once 15 years old, but it surely wasn't until 10 years later that Karamo found out. "I came out at 16 years old as a proud, gay man. My last girlfriend in high school—when I was 15—became pregnant with my child but did not tell me," Karamo told Parents.com. ""She moved away, and I by no means had contact with her once more; bear in mind this is earlier than social media."

It wasn't until he received a subpoena for child support that he learned he fathered a child. "I was perplexed, unhappy, indignant, and weirdly excited to be a dad, however felt lost nonetheless," Karamo continued. "It wasn’t all the time easy, but relating to your kids, giving up is never an choice." 

He also quickly discovered that Jason had a half-brother named Chris, who Karamo took legal guardianship of in 2011. "Chris was 9 on the time, and it's been an ideal journey. Again, I give my son’s mom such a lot praise for permitting me to step in and support her in raising our youngsters," Karamo added. 

Karamo's sons are also his biggest fans. 

Despite having to spend more time on the road filming, Jason and Chris, who are now 21 and 18 years old respectively, are proud of their dad — and his Queer Eye success. They also revealed that he is a "strict" parent, but they don't mind.  

"A large number of children think it’s bad when their oldsters are strict, but I believe as a kid, I wanted that from my folks ⏤ or a minimum of from my dad,” Chris instructed Slate. "It helped me create self-discipline, so I knew some things I can’t do and some things I can." 

Jason agreed, including, "I also get a sense of confidence from my dad too. He literally gives me so much confidence to do anything." 

Before fatherhood, Karamo seemed on Real World. 

One year ahead of learning he was a father, Karamo seemed as the primary openly homosexual man at the MTV truth sequence Real World: Philadelphia. He credit the display for some of the "best memories of his life." 

"It helped me grow as a man, and helped me learn so much about other people and other experiences," he informed the PhillyVoice. His season of Real World also starred Shavonda Billingslea, Landon Lueck, and Sarah Burke. 

"They're mothers now, and successful businesswomen," he said of the feminine forged buddies he keeps in contact with. He then went directly to superstar on one season of the Real World/Road Rules Challenge, prior to leaving reality TV at the back of to transform a social worker and care for his boys. 

Now, Karamo has added fiancé to his resume. 

Last May, Karamo proposed to his longtime boyfriend Ian Jordan and he said yes! "Last night, in front of family and friends, I asked my best friend and the love of my life, 'Will you marry me?' He said YESSS!!!! I’m engaged." 

So, when's the marriage? Karamo published he's going to tie the knot on October 10, 2020. "I’m in full planning mode," he instructed The Knot. "Because when I was a boy and I was 7, I was already planning my wedding. I knew it wasn’t legal at the time. But in my mind, I had faith in our country that one day, my love would be recognized. It was literally [recently] watching people like RuPaul that had me thinking, ‘It has to be!'" 

Luckily, he will have his Fab Five groomsman by means of his aspect. 

What is Karamo's web worth? 

According to outlets, Karamo's is price an estimated $3 million. Along along with his truth TV status and way of life empire, Karamo also recently revealed a memoir titled, Karamo: My Story of Embracing Purpose, Healing, and Hope. 

"When Karamo Brown first auditioned for the casting directors of Netflix’s Queer Eye, he knew he wouldn’t win the role of culture expert by discussing art and theater. Instead he decided to redefine what ‘culture’ could — and should — mean for the show," the book's synopsis reads. "Seen through this lens, Karamo is culture: His family is Jamaican and Cuban... he was trained as a social worker and psychotherapist; he overcame personal issues of colorism, physical and emotional abuse, alcohol and drug addiction, and public infamy; he is a proud and dedicated gay single father of two boys, one biological and one adopted. It is by discussing deep subjects like these, he feels, that the makeovers on the show can attain their full, lasting meaning." 

Stream Queer Eye on Netflix now. 

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